Rerailer



sept. 27, 1932. v AW REDNQUR 1,879,491

RERAI IER Filed March 4. 1931 16v WWW f @hw f @MMM Patented Sept. 27, 1932 PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM H.` REDNOUR, OIEY EDWARDSPORT, INDIANA nnmutnn Application mea March 4, 1931. serial No. 520,040.

device ot this nature which can he readily handled and which can be fitted to the rails in such manner as to prevent derangement by the wheels of the vehicle being replaced on the rails.

Hol Another object of the invention resides'in the provision of a rerailer comprising two separate elements, one of which is disposed between the rails and of'such length as to .permit each end to be in engagement with one ot '[161 the rails, and the other being mounted on the outside of one of the rails and securely clamped against it. l

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the ollowingde- 29 scription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a portionof a railway track, in dotted outline, with the rerailing devices mounted in position for use. Figure 2 v is a transverse sectional view through the rerailers and nshowing their rela'- tion to the rails against which they `are clamped.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View of the longf3@ er of the rerailers; and

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the shorter rerailer.

Referring to the drawing in greater detail the numeral 1 indicates the ordinary con- 555 ventional roadbed provided with rails 2 and 3 against which the rerailer elements are to be clamped. These rerailers comprise two separate and distinct body portions indicated by the numerals 4 and 5. The rerailer 4 is formed of steel and is made hollow for the purpose of keeping the weight as low as possible. This body portion 4, as indicated in Figure 1, is of a length greatly in excess of the distance (gauge) be- 5 tween the rails 2 and 3 and is adapted to be positioned with its respective ends against the inner faces of the webs of the two rails. A rib 6 extends throughout the length of the body portion 4 and is provided with an undercut or offset portion 7 at its narrower end rerailer against the rail.

adapted to rest on the base of the rail Sand with the rib itself disposed under the bell portion ofthe rail. The opposite or enlarged end of the body portion is provided with two inclined riding surfaces 8 disposed on opposite sides of therib 6, and adjoining these riding surfaces are two narrower riding surfaces A9 also disposed on opposite sides of the rib G and adjoining the riding surfaces 8. It will be noted, alsothat the riding surfaces 8 are rounded off laterally as indicated by reference character 8 so as to direct the wheel of the vehicle onto the ball of the rail after the wheel has been raised the desired distance.

The wider end of the rerailer 4 is also provided with undercut portions or offsets 10 on its opposite sides, either' of which is adapted to rest on the base of the rail 2, depending upon the direction in which. the rerailer is positioned. In providing the undercut portions 10 a bottom rib 11 is provided which is flush with the lower edges 12 of the riding surfaces 9 and the lower edges 13 of the rib 6. In securing the rerailer 4 in position tor use the ribs 11 and edges 12, 13, constituting the bottom surface of the rerailer rest on the crosst-ies between the rails, and a U-shaped clamp14 having an overhanging portion 15 is insertedbetween two of the ties and into the hollow portion of the rerailer asI indicatedin Figure 2. Another overhanging portion l16 ofthe U-shaped member 14 is positioned outside of the rail 2 and a wedge 17 is driven into the space between the web of the rail and the adjacent end of the U-shaped member 14, so as ,to securely clamp the larger end of the This wedge is provided with a plurality of apertures 18 into which maybe driven spikes which will be projected into the crossties and thus securely lockthe wedge in position. Y

VWith the rerailer thus clamped it will be apparent that the adjacent undercut portion 10 of the rerailer will restupon the base of Vthe rail 2, and its side portion is in contact.

with the web of the rail; so that the undercut portion 7, as indicated in Figure 1 will bear upon the base of the opposite rail 3. It

will be apparent, therefore, that the operative end` of the rerailer is in direct contact with the rail, and that the rerailer as a whole is braced between the rails so as to avoid any possibility of it being moved out of position by the wheels of the bar being rerailed coming into contact with the rerailer.

The rerailer element 5 comprises a hollow body portion formed of steel and is provided with undercut portions on opposite sides of its under face either of which is adapted to rest upon the base of the rail 3 and providing ribs 21 which rest upon the 'crossties The upper or top portion of the rerailer 5.is provided with a downwardly and rearwardly inclined portion v22 terminating in a hook portion V23 which is adapted to be positioned between two adjacent crossties. The other end of the topy yof the rerailer 5 is provided with a longitudinally extending rib 24 which divides this portion of the rerailer into two laterally inclined surfaces 25, each of which'terminates in an overhanging portion 26 adapted to overlie or rest upon the bell of the adjacent rail 3.

This rerailer 5 is also preferably clamped in position by means of aA U-sliaped clamp '14 which is identical with the clamprprevi- 4vform an additional locking means to prevent movement of the rerailer. The forward wheels of the lcar will ride up the inclined surfaces 9 or 8 of the rerailer 4; and the inclined surface 22 of the rerailer 5, and upon reaching the top thereof will, by reason of the weight of the car and the laterally inclined surfaces of the tops of the rerailers, be forced over toward and onto the rails 2 and 3. y l Y The clamps 16 provide convenient means for securely locking the rerailers in position,

and by reason of being disposed beneath the rails they are not liable to be damaged during the operation of returning the cars to the rails. In addition to the clamps 16, however', a considerable part of the anchoring effect on the rerailers is provided by the hook 23 on the rerailer 5 and the longitudinal dimension of the rerailer 4' Whichextends from the rail with which it cooperates to the inner face of the opposite rail, thereby being eifectually wedged in position. Y

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that I have devised rerailers for railway cars, locomotives, and other vehicles, of relatively simple and inexpensive construction which are securely and snugly held in engagement with the respective rails of the track; and that by reason of the duplex design of each rerailer they may be employed for rerailing cars in either direction along the track.

In accordance with the' patent statutes I have described what I now believe to be the best embodiment of my invention, but I do not wish to be understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope of the invention, as many changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention; all such I aim to include in the scope of the appended claims.

l/Vhat I claim is:

l.` A rerailer for cars and the like comprising a body portion having a length greater than the distance between the rails, said rerailer provided with riding surfaces on opposite sides of its longitudinal center line and adapted to be positioned between the rails with its respective ends in engagement with the rails.

2. A rerailer for cars and the like comprising a hollow body portion having a length greater than the distance between the rails, said body portion provided with riding surfaces on opposites sides of its longitudinal center line, and provided with an offset portion adapted to rest on the base of one of the rails.

3. A rerailer for cars and the like comprising a body portion having a length greater than the distance between the rails, and two inclined riding surfaces spaced longitudinally of the body and inclined in the same direction.

WILLIAM H. RnDNoUR. 

